Portland Welcomes Japanese Sound Artists

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Aleck Z. Woogmaster, GoLocalPDX Contributor

http://pica.org/event/aki-onda-akio-suzuki/

Portland will welcome Japanese sound artists Akio Suzuki and Aki Onda this Monday for a collaborative performance installation which will blend soundscapes and self-made instruments for an audio experience to fill the Disjecta Contemporary Art Center space.

The duo has performed together for years, releasing an album called ma ta ta bi last year. They work with combining experimental sounds with the unique acoustic and architectural elements of a given space, doing site-specific performances and live creations of ambient, evolving aesthetics.

Suzuki and Onda utilize a broad list of items to create their sound installations. They incorporate analogue tape machines, radios, wood, nails, hammers, and everyday objects of all kinds to explore the possibilities of the relationship between space and sound.

The performance will be an all-ages event starting at 8:30 PM on Monday, September 14th at Disjecta.

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